Enhancing interdisciplinary mathematics and biology education: A microarray data analysis course bridging these disciplines

CBE Life Sciences Education

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 217-226

  Tra, Yolande V ^a   Evans, Irene M ^a  

^a ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; CURRICULUM; DNA MICROARRAY; EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERDISCIPLINARY EDUCATION; MATHEMATICS; METHODOLOGY; STATISTICS; STUDENT;

BIOLOGY; CURRICULUM; DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES; MATHEMATICS; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STUDENTS;

EID: 77958526006     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19317913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1187/cbe.09-09-0067     Document Type: Article

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